"It has become fashionable to design wire antennas with some type of optimizer program, almost independent of good physics or high-quality performance. The results sometimes have wire segments in all directions; see Figure 5.24 for an example. A long total wire length may achieve resonance in a small volume, but there are several disadvantages. If Z is the normal monopole direction, the X currents tend to cancel, as do the Y currents. However, in certain directions the cross- polarized field may not be negligible. Longer total wire length increases loss resistance, reduces efficiency, and increases reactance. And generally the bandwidth is narrow. Examples are Altshuler and Linden (2004), Choo et al. (2005), Altshuler (2005), and Best (2002, 2003). Use of fractals and meanderlines to fill space (Gonz
alez-Arbesu ́ et al., 2003; Best and Morrow, 2002) suffers from the same problems.

“Do not confuse inexperience with creativity” (Linda Whittaker) is appropriate here."